Hello All,
I attend a very competitive high school in Silicon Valley and am very concerned about my prospects for entering colleges. I am wondering if my stats are good enough to enter a top college (Ivy League, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UChicago, NYU) with a focus in business or economics.
Me (in no particular order)
3.83 GPA not weighted/(have not calculated weighted yet)
My school doesn’t offer A+, A-, B+, B- so its just the letter grade.
2300 SAT (10th Grade)
PSAT National Merit Scholar
National AP Scholar
Courses:
In 9th and 10th grade I had a recurring injury that sucked a lot of time out of my schedule. As a result, I took a light course load in 9th grade and did not perform well at all.
9th Grade
Algebra 2/Trigonometry
Biology
Java
Microeconomics
Literature 9
Spanish 2
10th Grade
Chemistry Honors
Pre-Calculus Honors
Physics Honors
APCS
World Lit/World History
PE, Marketing
11th Grade
APUSH
APLAC
Calc AB (took Calc BC test)
AP Chem
PE, Photography, Law
12th Grade (next year)
AP Lit
AP Statistics
APES
AP Macro/AP Gov
Teacher Assistant, Finance, Drama
Other Stuff About Me:
I play the piano (RCM Grade 10)
I do debate (founded a middle school debate club and did it in high school–I’ve won a lot of local and state tournaments)
I do science fairs (won a lot of local, national and international science fairs)
I do hackathons (got a lot of experience and awards from that)
I do virtual stock trading (I learnt a lot from that)
I am making a business (a software one for public health)
AP Exams I have taken (all 5s):
APCS
AP Psychology
AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics
AP Calc AB
APUSH
AP World History
APLAC
AP Physics 1 and 2
AP Literature
AP Chem
AP Lit
AP Stats
APES
AP Macroeconomics
AP Comparative Gov
AP United States Gov
SAT 2 Subject Tests:
Literature - 800
Chemistry - 800
Math - 800
US History - 800
World History - 800
Interned at Stanford, political offices and local museum (which I previously had volunteered at)
I’m very concerned for my future–I want to get into a good college for business or economics and I worry that my atrocious GPA will throw me out of the running for most of the schools. In my area, it is very competitive and I hear and see all sorts of people who are far more accomplished than I. I am really ashamed that I did so poorly–my injury deterred my success in 9th and 10th grade. Does anyone have experience with the colleges I mentioned above or just speculate on my general options right now? Please give honest answers (frank if necessary).
Thanks very much.